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WMU offers prize money to students who get vaccinated

Jun. 22, 2021 11:16 AM EDT
KALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) — A couple jabs in the arm could make college less expensive at two Michigan schools. Western Michigan University...

FILE - This Nov. 14, 2016, file photo, shows Sangren Hall on the campus of Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, Mich. A group of anonymous alumni has gifted $550 million to Western Michigan University. The school says it will receive the funding over 10 years. It will be divided among scholarships, investing in quality educators, advancing medical research and education, and bolstering Western Michigan athletics. (Bryan Bennett/Kalamazoo Gazette via AP, File)
Western Michigan gets $550M gift from anonymous alumni

By Anna Liz Nichols Jun. 08, 2021 03:51 PM EDT

Anti-lockdown chiropractor is running for Michigan governor

By David Eggert Apr. 28, 2021 05:55 PM EDT
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A Kalamazoo chiropractor who opposed Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's stay-at-home orders when the coronavirus pandemic struck and helped with an...

Editorial Roundup: Nebraska

By The Associated Press Apr. 19, 2021 10:00 AM EDT
Omaha World-Herald. April 16, 2021. Editorial: How we can be inspired off the court by Husker volleyball’s success ...

FILE- In a July 28, 2020 file photo, provided by the Michigan Office of the Governor, Dr. Joneigh Khaldun, the state's chief medical executive, addresses the state during a speech in Lansing, Mich. Michigan on Friday, April 16, 2021, extended by five weeks a pandemic order that limits business capacity and requires masks in public, even for young children in day care, as the state battles the country's highest daily coronavirus infection rate. (Michigan Office of the Governor via AP, File)
Michigan extends mask order, capacity limits amid surge

By David Eggert Apr. 16, 2021 01:42 PM EDT

Michigan's top court sides with dad in parental rights case

By Ed White Apr. 05, 2021 02:02 PM EDT
DETROIT (AP) — The Michigan Supreme Court unanimously overturned the decisions of a Kalamazoo-area judge who terminated the parental rights of a poor couple...

Wrestlers win court orders to compete in Michigan finals

Apr. 02, 2021 11:04 AM EDT
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — At least six Michigan high school wrestlers won court orders to compete in the state finals this weekend, a lawyer said Friday. ...

FILE - In this Wednesday, March 3, 2021, file photo, Anita Anand, Canada's Minister of Public Services and Procurement opens a box with some the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine doses that Canada has secured through a deal with the Serum Institute of India in partnership with Verity Pharma at a facility in Milton, Ontario. The trade-dependent nation has lagged on vaccinating its population because it lacks the ability to manufacture the vaccine and has had to rely on the global supply chain for the lifesaving shots, like many other countries.“It’s not just Canada that is experiencing turbulence. The entire globe is undertaking the largest mass vaccination campaign in its history with completely new supply chains,” Anand said. (Carlos Osorio/Pool Photo via AP, File)
Canada lags in vaccinations but expects to catch up quickly

By Rob Gillies Mar. 16, 2021 01:02 AM EDT

Shipments have begun of the first COVID-19 vaccine in the US, with shots expected to arrive in states starting Monday

Dec. 13, 2020 09:05 AM EST
KALAMAZOO, Michigan (AP) — Shipments have begun of the first COVID-19 vaccine in the US, with shots expected to arrive in states starting Monday. ...

Justice Department backs private schools in virus challenge

Dec. 11, 2020 07:13 PM EST
KALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department said Friday it's on the side of Michigan faith-based schools that are challenging Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's...

A woman wearing a face mask reading in Spanish: "Only the people can save the people" protests against plans by Madrid's authorities to force staff to transfer to other hospitals at the 12 Octubre hospital in Madrid, Spain, Friday, Dec. 11, 2020. The rate of Spain's coronavirus contagion has dropped to levels not seen since the end of August, when a resurgence began in earnest, but the country's top coronavirus expert says that the situation remains of "high risk" and that the curve of contagion needs to be flattened to avoid a third wave before vaccination begins. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
The Latest: US gives go-ahead for Pfizer coronavirus vaccine

The Associated Press Dec. 11, 2020 12:57 AM EST

WMU ending partnership with Cooley Law School

Nov. 07, 2020 07:29 AM EST
KALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) — Western Michigan University is ending its partnership with Cooley Law School. Trustees voted Thursday to end the...

FILE - This 1900 file photo shows the eastern part of a busy boulevard in Paris, France in the year 1900. No opening ceremony. No closing ceremony. And many of the athletes at the 1900 Paris Games had no idea they even competed at the Olympics. But the second edition of the Olympics had female athletes competing for the first time. (AP Photo/File)
AP WAS THERE: 1900 Paris Olympics

Jul. 23, 2020 03:17 PM EDT

Judge tried to hold rare trial but defendant didn't show up

Jun. 16, 2020 03:16 PM EDT
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — A federal judge in Grand Rapids tried to hold a trial, a rare step during the coronavirus pandemic, but the plan was scratched when...